Clinical Teaching Fellow

We have an exciting opportunity for Clinical Teaching Fellows at our Glasgow Dental Hospital and School which is the major dental referral and teaching centre in the West of Scotland based in the heart of the city centre of Glasgow. It benefits from comprehensive modern facilities for patient care, student training, and for education and research into dental and oral diseases and disorders. We provide staff with excellent opportunities to develop their clinical teaching skills.

You will deliver high-quality clinical and pre-clinical teaching and supervision for undergraduate dental students primarily in Restorative Dentistry but with flexibility to support teaching sessions in Oral Surgery or Paediatric Dentistry as required. You will contribute to student assessment, feedback, delivering clinical excellence within the Dental School’s teaching clinics and outreach facilities.

The University of Glasgow’s Dental School is the largest in the Scotland and is consistently ranked amongst the top Dental Schools in the UK. The post is based at Glasgow Dental School in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, which is part of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences [MVLS] at the University of Glasgow.

The Dental School is dedicated to the delivery of world-leading, student-centred learning and teaching which embraces modern and dynamic approaches to education. Our commitment to progress in Dental Education has resulted in the formation of a unique Community of Dental Educational Research and Scholarship, which consistently contributes to the international community and leads on academic output in this field. We provide an advanced and collaborative curriculum, which recognises, respects, and fully supports individuals, aiming to allow each individual to flourish and become a world changer.

We welcome applications from candidates with full registration as a dentist with the UK General Dental Council and a relevant postgraduate qualification with significant clinical experience.

This post is open ended, ideally, we are looking to appoint 2-3 individuals working 1-3 days each week. Preference will be given to applicants who can commit to at least 2 days (i.e. 4 sessions per week, 3.5 hours each session).

Visit our website for further information on the University of Glasgow, Dental School: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/dental/

Informal enquiries should be directed to Mr Andrew Paterson, Andrew.Paterson@glasgow.ac.uk

Apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/clinical-teaching-fellow-5927353

Closing Date: 6^th July 2026 at 23:45

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University.

Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/ 

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

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